SDPI Summer School 23rd August 2006 Inspired Planning Workshop

1. SDPI Summer School 23rd August 2006 Inspired Planning Workshop

2. Theme: Keeping Ethos at the heart of SDP What we mean by Ethos/Characteristic Spirit Cultivating Ethos - Ideal .v. Actual Ethos Reviewing and Evaluating Ethos Accounting for Ethos

3. Defining Ethos (Characteristic Spirit) Ethos arises from the Inspiration, Purpose and Core Values of Founders Ethos is shaped by Founders History Context Staff (especially successive leaders)

4. Elements of Ethos

5. The Education Act states that the Characteristic Spirit of a school

6. The Board of Management is required to uphold the Characteristic Spirit of the school How does your Board strive to uphold the Characteristic Spirit of the school? What deliberate steps are taken, at any level, to uphold the Characteristic Spirit of the school?

7. Why have a Mission Statement ?

8. The Mission Statement �.. �expresses the core purpose of the school, its vision for the development of the human person �sets out the values to which the school is committed and which the school seeks to embody in its policies and practices and in its relationships with all who make up the school community � �is an inspiration to all in the school community �is a reminder to all of the ultimate goals of the school � �is the means by which the school wishes to be judged �must be at the heart of School Development Planning

9. The Mission Statement �

10. Summarising Mission Statement: Core Values Exercise 1 What are the Core Values of your Mission Statement?

11. Mission Statement - Core Values

12. Mission Statement - Core Values

13. The Core Values of the Mission Statement represent our aspirations

14. Cultivating Mission Integrity Two Key Steps: How do you �� Step 1: Identify, Promote & Review Core Values? Step 2: Review & Evaluate Integrity to Core Values

15. Step 1 Identify, Promote & Review Core Values Exercise 1 Identifying the Core Values of your school (See Ex.3) Exercise 2a Promoting the Core Values Exercise 2b Reviewing the Mission Statement & Core Values

16. Step 2 Review and Evaluation in light of Core Values Review & Evaluation are vital to SDP REMEMBER: If you don�t review & evaluate what YOU value, you will come to value only whatever others review & evaluate

19. Vision is ��.. a combination of��� The organisation�s fundamental reason for being (Core Purpose) Its timeless and unchanging Core Values The Goals it sets for implementation (short-term and long-term)

20. Do you have a clear Review process? How does your school establish development targets each year �� and at what levels of school life? SDPI Guidelines have much to offer Need for Review Exercises that focus on Core Values

22. Other Possibilities for Cultivating Core Values Develop Value Themes by Term or Half-Term Develop Value Themes for each Year Group Core Values Feedback Card Critical Incident Analysis and Core Values LAOS Excel Grid Develop a list of behaviours that promote the values � for staff, students and parents �.. What cultivates and promotes �.? �..what inhibits or erodes?

23. Evaluating against Core Values Exercise 5 How are the Core Values reflected in the Rationale, Goals and Content of school Policies? Aims, Structures, Reporting Mechanisms and Outcomes of school programmes? Aims, Implementation Strategies, Reporting mechanisms and Outcomes of management structures and other action projects?

24. The Board of Management is � � accountable to the patron (Trustees) for upholding the Characteristic Spirit of the school. How does your Board give an account of its integrity to Core Values to the Trustees? How do the Trustees engage with you about it?

25. Giving an Account of Integrity to Mission Who gives an account to Whom? Internal .v. External Accounts What kind of account? Simple .v. Justifying Accounts SDP Annual Report should have a strong focus on integrity to Core Values

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